| Main Params  | 
        
        
            | Photo | 
            
                 
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            | Car name | 
            
                Daihatsu Esse
             | 
            
                Citroen DS
             | 
        
        
            | Car type | 
            
                passenger cars
             | 
            
                passenger cars
             | 
        
        
            | Car body type | 
            
                hatchback 5 doors
             | 
            
                sedan
             | 
        
        
            | Model | 
            
                daihatsu
             | 
            
                citroen
             | 
        
        
            | Variant | 
            
                esse
             | 
            
                ds
             | 
        
        
            | Modification | 
            
                0.7 MT (59 hp)
             | 
            
                1.9 MT (83 hp)
             | 
        
        
            | Release of cars | 
            
                2006
             | 
            
                1963
             | 
        
        
            | The end of production | 
            
                2011
             | 
            
                1968
             | 
        
                
                    |  Engine  | 
                
                
                    | Boost type | 
                    No | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Compression ratio | 
                    10.5 | 
                    8.5 | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder arrangement | 
                    in-line | 
                    in-line | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder diameter and piston stroke, mm | 
                    68 × 60.5 | 
                    78 × 100 | 
                
                
                    | Engine capacity, cm³ | 
                    659 | 
                    1911 | 
                
                
                    | Engine location | 
                    No | 
                    central | 
                
                
                    | Engine power supply system | 
                    distributed injection | 
                    carburetor | 
                
                
                    | Engine type | 
                    petrol | 
                    petrol | 
                
                
                    | Maximum power, hp/kW at rpm | 
                    59 / 43 at 7200 | 
                    83 / 61 at 4500 | 
                
                
                    | Maximum torque, N*m at rpm | 
                    65 at 4000 | 
                    142 at 3500 | 
                
                
                    | Number of cylinders | 
                    3 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    | Number of valves per cylinder | 
                    4 | 
                    2 | 
                
                
                    |  General information  | 
                
                
                    | Brand country | 
                    Japan | 
                    France | 
                
                
                    | Car class | 
                    A | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Model assembly | 
                    No | 
                    France | 
                
                
                    | Number of doors | 
                    5 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    |  Sizes in mm  | 
                
                
                    | Front track width | 
                    1310 | 
                    1500 | 
                
                
                    | Ground clearance | 
                    145 | 
                    150 | 
                
                
                    | Height | 
                    1470 | 
                    1470 | 
                
                
                    | Length | 
                    3395 | 
                    4838 | 
                
                
                    | Rear track width | 
                    1290 | 
                    1300 | 
                
                
                    | Wheel size | 
                    155 / 65 / R13 | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Wheelbase | 
                    2390 | 
                    3125 | 
                
                
                    | Width | 
                    1475 | 
                    1790 | 
                
                
                    |  Suspension and brakes  | 
                
                
                    | Front brakes | 
                    disc | 
                    drum | 
                
                
                    | Rear brakes | 
                    drum | 
                    drum | 
                
                
                    | Type of front suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    independent, hydropneumatic element | 
                
                
                    | Type of rear suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    independent, hydropneumatic element | 
                
                
                    |  Transmission  | 
                
                
                    | Drive type | 
                    front | 
                    front | 
                
                
                    | Number of gears | 
                    5 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    | Transmission | 
                    mechanical | 
                    mechanical | 
                
                
                    |  Volume and weight  | 
                
                
                    | Curb weight, kg | 
                    No | 
                    1150 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel tank capacity, l | 
                    36 | 
                    65 |